Vinyl
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The numbers for music in Canada for 2024 are in. What can we learn?Now that we're safely into the new year, the recorded music industry is looking back at what exactly happened with music consumption in 2024. There are few surprises in the data.EntertainmentJan 19, 2025
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We need to settle this debate: Is it OK to call records ‘vinyls’?English is a living language that is always changing and evolving. But if there's one thing that needs to stay the same, it's what we call music stored on polyvinyl chloride.EntertainmentOct 27, 2024
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Are we entering a new analogue age? Gen Z is leading us thereFor decades, we've lived in a digital world. Now gen Z is reversing that.EntertainmentOct 20, 2024
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Remembering the golden era of bootleg albumsOnce upon a time, there was a trade records and CDs no one was supposed to have. It was a glorious time for hardcore fans.EntertainmentMar 17, 2024
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A dangerous topic: What sounds better, CD or vinyl? Well…Ever since the CD was introduced in 1982, there's been a war about which sounds better: the compact disc or vinyl records. Who's right? You might not like the answer.EntertainmentMar 3, 2024
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Vinyl had another spectacular year. But how long can it last?Sales of vinyl records jumped 25 per cent in 2023. Can the format sustain this momentum? Maybe not.EntertainmentDec 24, 2023
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‘It defies the eras:’ Ontario vinyl experts weigh in on the record comebackSales of vinyl records beat CD sales last year for the first time in decades. Record shop owners say nostalgia and a new generation of enthusiasts are driving a boom in business.CanadaMay 15, 2023
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Ongoing History Daily: Help with collecting vinylCollecting vinyl has evolved over the last decade-and-a-half. This book helps sort things out.EntertainmentMay 11, 2023
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Vinyl record sales seeing a resurgence: ‘The demand is so high’Vinyl sales have been steadily increasing with some outselling CDs for the first time in almost 40 yearsCanadaMay 10, 2023
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What do you give a vinyl fan who has everything? Maybe one of these ultra-weird LPsInto collecting vinyl but tired of chasing the same old stuff? Alan Cross has some solutions — and some of them are kinda gross. Proceed carefully.EntertainmentMay 7, 2023
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